Banana Stock/Getty Images(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- The University of Nebraska wasted little time in finding the successor to former head football coach Bo Pelini. The school has hired former Oregon State head coach Mike Riley to take over the program.
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The Cornhuskers are coming off a 37-34 win over Iowa and have a 9-3 record this season.

"Earlier this morning, I informed coach Bo Pelini of our decision to move forward in a new direction," athletic director Shawn Eichorst said in a statement released Sunday. "Coach Pelini served our University admirably for seven years and led our football program's transition to the Big Ten Conference. We wish Coach Pelini and his wonderful family all the best and thank him for his dedicated service to the University."

Pelini has seen his teams win at least nine games every year since 2008.

"I am confident that Shawn will find the best coach, teacher and fit for this University and for our football program," Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman said.

Nebraska is now seeking it's fourth coach since 1997 when Tom Osborne retired.

"Biggest mistake you ever made.... Bo was the best coach I've ever had and I'll always appreciate the things you taught me," Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. tweeted following the news.

NFL via Getty Images(ALLEN PARK, Mich.) -- The Detroit Lions have announced that they will table contract discussions with defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh until after the season.

"I think it's the right thing for us to do," Lions president Tom Lewand said Monday. "It's the right thing for the team. It's the right thing for everybody involved and it allows us to keep the focus where it belongs."

"We have a high degree of confidence that we can work out something that will be mutually satisfactory at the right time and the goal hasn't changed in the least," he added.

This year marks the last year of Suh's five-year rookie contract. Suh will have a cap number of $22.5 million this season. The goal remains to ink the 27-year-old to a long-term deal after the season.

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